Law and order
Father, four sons arrested over Shahab Uddin murder in Kanaighat
Translated by Desk Report
Police have arrested five members of a family in connection with the murder of CNG-run autorickshaw driver Shahab Uddin, 30, in Sylhet’s Kanaighat. Those arrested are a father and his four sons.
They are Mujon Ali, 55, son of the late Sonafor Ali of Sonatonpunji village in No. 2 Lakshmiprasad West union of Kanaighat upazila, and his sons Zakaria, 30, Yahia, 25, Shahria, 22, and Kibria, 19.
According to police and the case statement, Shahab Uddin dropped off passengers at Kanaighat Bazar and reached Samartal in the Sonatonpunji area in his CNG-run autorickshaw at around 8am on October 20. As soon as he stopped the vehicle and got out to go home, the accused surrounded him and attacked him with sharp local weapons.
They repeatedly struck the right side of his back and both sides of his body, seriously injuring him. Hearing his cries, local residents rushed to his aid and took him to Kanaighat Upazila Health Complex. As his condition deteriorated, the doctor on duty referred him to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital. A doctor pronounced him dead at around 11am after he arrived at the hospital.
Kanaighat police began investigating after learning of the incident. With help from local residents, they later arrested the five family members on suspicion of involvement in the killing.
A murder case was filed at Kanaighat Police Station following a written complaint by Shahab Uddin’s brother. The FIR number is 13. The case statement cites sections 302/114/34 of the Penal Code.
Police said the five accused were sent to court on Wednesday after completion of the required legal procedures.
